► Stop lines are common at intersections; however, few studies have focused on the position of stopped vehicles with respect to the stop line. Often drivers…
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▼ Stop lines are common at intersections; however, few studies have focused on the position of stopped vehicles with respect to the stop line. Often drivers will stop their vehicles over the line creating potential operational or safety problems. In this thesis, data collected from local intersections in State College, Pennsylvania, indicated that only 61 percent of the vehicles observed were in compliance and 13 percent of the vehicles observed were committing severe violations. The data were analyzed to characterize driver behavior related to stop location during red phases. Driver stop line violations were influenced by many factors in this study. Lane usage (right turn only) was associated with high violation rates. Minor roads, when compared to major roads, were more likely to have more severe violations, while morning periods had more minor violations than other time periods. Through only lanes or increased distance from the stop line to the crosswalk or curb extension line promoted higher rates of compliance. Improvements on having a good sight view, keeping enough sight distance and vehicle stop distance could be good choices on reducing severe stop line violations. Increasing the distance from a stop line to a crosswalk or curb extension line an additional 10 feet might provide enough space for the majority of the vehicles stopping at an intersection from entering the crosswalk or intersection area.
Advisors/Committee Members: Xinyu Zhou, Thesis Advisor.

Despite a reference do to the symbolic condemnation by the lawmaker, this notion remains unknown in French law. It can be defined as a decision taken by an authority having jurisidiction power pronouncing, towards a person or an act, a moral sanction without material impact expressing the recognition of a right or rule of law's violation accountable to this person or act, the symbolic condemnation is present diffusely in French law : civil law, administrative law and criminal law. If nominal damages are the more obvious illustration, it's not the only. Cancellations in interest of law, absolute discharge, reprimand… are also symbolic condemnation. The study of all of these illustrations has enabled to notice that all the symbolics condemnation are not guided by the same logical. When some can be qualified as normatives, others are recognitives or mitigatives.

The experience of one’s self as ‘living in and through the body’ has been coined embodiment. The interactions between felt inner states and interactions with…
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The experience of one’s self as ‘living in and through the body’ has been coined embodiment. The interactions between felt inner states and interactions with one’s environment mutually construct the level and quality of this experience. Embodiment relies on a sense of safety and ownership over one’s body territory. Existing research cites the emotional, psychological,physical, and interpersonal effects of violence against women, yet the underlying disruption to body ownership that follows such violation has largely remained unidentified. Using the framework offered by the groundbreaking Developmental Theory of Embodiment, this study
examines the effects of a broader spectrum of violation to body ownership than what has been examined to date. Three interviews of each of seven women, over a period of two years, provide insights into experiences of living in and with the female body as this relates to various forms of trauma.

Mirian R. The Effects of Body Violation on the Lived Experiences of Young Women. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Toronto; 2012. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/32448.

Council of Science Editors:

Mirian R. The Effects of Body Violation on the Lived Experiences of Young Women. [Masters Thesis]. University of Toronto; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/32448

University of North Texas

4.
Menassa, Bret Michael.
The Relationship Between Professional Sexual Boundary Violation And Sex Addiction: An Exploratory Study Of Post-treatment And Retrospective Pre-treatment Dispositions.

▼ In this exploratory study, 35 male professionals who had successfully completed residential sex addiction treatment were surveyed. Respondents’ median age was 47.5, and reported ethnicities were White (89%), Asian, (9%) and Hispanic (2%). Prior to intake, 17 respondents had reportedly violated sexual boundaries with patients, clients, or staff (BV group) and 18 reportedly had not (NBV group). Respondents completed a demographic information form and two validated instruments: (a) Sexual Symptom Assessment Scale (S-SAS), measuring symptom severity of Compulsive Sexual Behavior (CSB); and (b) Boundary Violation Index (BVI), assessing frequency of risk factors for Sexual Boundary Violation (SBV). Respondents reported a very large decrease in CSB symptom severity over time (partial 2 = .856), change that was statistically equal for respondents in the BV and NBV groups. Furthermore, respondents reported a large decrease in SBV risk over time (partial 2 = .620); however, the BV group reported a greater decrease in SBV risk than the NBV group (partial 2 = .221). Reductions in both CSB symptoms and SBV risk were stable over time, up to five years post discharge. CSB symptoms and SBV risk were not correlated at retrospective pre-treatment, but for practical purposes, were moderately correlated at post treatment (r = 0.386, n = 25, p = 0.057). Although not significant, correlation at pre-treatment was more than twice as strong for the BV group than for the NBV group. Days of Treatment was a meaningful, although non-significant, contributor to decreases in CSB symptom severity (? = -.323). Similarly, Days of Treatment (? = -.785), Counseling (? = -.303), Recovery Support (? = -.292), and Continuing Education (? = -.259) were meaningful, although non-significant, contributors to decrease in SBV risk. At study participation, 77.1% of respondents had reportedly retained their professional licenses, although 15.4% reported having received a new licensing board complaint. Clinical and professional implications, limitations, and areas for future research are discussed.
Advisors/Committee Members: Holden, Janice Miner, Ray, Dee C., Landreth, Garry L..

Menassa, B. M. (2011). The Relationship Between Professional Sexual Boundary Violation And Sex Addiction: An Exploratory Study Of Post-treatment And Retrospective Pre-treatment Dispositions. (Thesis). University of North Texas. Retrieved from https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103359/

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Menassa, Bret Michael. “The Relationship Between Professional Sexual Boundary Violation And Sex Addiction: An Exploratory Study Of Post-treatment And Retrospective Pre-treatment Dispositions.” 2011. Thesis, University of North Texas. Accessed June 07, 2020.
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103359/.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Menassa BM. The Relationship Between Professional Sexual Boundary Violation And Sex Addiction: An Exploratory Study Of Post-treatment And Retrospective Pre-treatment Dispositions. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of North Texas; 2011. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103359/.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Menassa BM. The Relationship Between Professional Sexual Boundary Violation And Sex Addiction: An Exploratory Study Of Post-treatment And Retrospective Pre-treatment Dispositions. [Thesis]. University of North Texas; 2011. Available from: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc103359/

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► Sexual attraction (SA), as well as sexual (SBVs) and nonsexual boundary violations (NSBVs), have been identified as matters of ethical concern, being viewed as harmful…
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▼ Sexual attraction (SA), as well as sexual (SBVs) and nonsexual boundary violations (NSBVs), have been identified as matters of ethical concern, being viewed as harmful within mental health or counseling relationships. Much of the literature in the area of SA and SBVs has focused on the counselor-client relationship, but it has been investigated only minimally in the field of sport psychology and specifically with regard to sport psychology professionals (SPPs). Because SA, SBVs, and NSBVs between SPPs and their client-athletes seem to be potentially problematic concerns in need of empirical investigation and practical scrutiny, the aim of this study was to examine: (a) the incidence of SBV and NSBV beliefs and behaviors among SPPs; (b) SPPs' feelings regarding SA for and from client-athletes; and (c) SPPs' willingness to seek supervision to manage their SA beliefs and behaviors towards client-athletes. SPPs (n = 365) completed the Survey of Applied Sport Psychologists (SASP) via e-mail or regular mail. As expected, SPPs experienced SA (40.6%) and generally did not experience strong feelings as a result of the SA. However, of the SPPs experiencing SA, 13.5% of males and 13.8% of females engaged in a SBV with a client-athlete. NSBV behaviors and beliefs are also reported. Chi-squared analyses revealed male SPPs engaged in nonsexual touching with their client-athletes more frequently than female SPPs. T-tests suggested ethically trained SPPs were more likely to seek supervision as a result of SA and view certain NSBVs as good professional behavior in comparison to non-ethically trained SPPs. Appropriate supervision and ethical training for SPPs experiencing SA could be helpful in the management of potential future SBV or NSBV behaviors. Implications for SPPs working with athletes, limitations of the present study, and recommendations for future research are discussed.
Advisors/Committee Members: Watkins, Ed, Petrie, Trent, Hook, Josh.

Moles, T. (2014). Sexual and Nonsexual Boundary Violations Between Sport Psychology Professionals and Their Client-athletes. (Thesis). University of North Texas. Retrieved from https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500081/

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Moles, Troy. “Sexual and Nonsexual Boundary Violations Between Sport Psychology Professionals and Their Client-athletes.” 2014. Thesis, University of North Texas. Accessed June 07, 2020.
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500081/.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Moles T. Sexual and Nonsexual Boundary Violations Between Sport Psychology Professionals and Their Client-athletes. [Thesis]. University of North Texas; 2014. Available from: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500081/

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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Clifton, Gary Alexander.
Search for Lorentz and CPT violation in the neutrino sector of the standard model extension using the near detectors of the Tokai to Kamioka neutrino oscillation experiment, A.

► The Tokai to Kamioka (T2K) neutrino experiment is designed to search for electron neutrino appearance oscillations and muon neutrino disappearance oscillations. While the main physics…
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▼ The Tokai to Kamioka (T2K) neutrino experiment is designed to search for electron neutrino appearance oscillations and muon neutrino disappearance oscillations. While the main physics goals of T2K fall into conventional physics, T2K may be used to search for more exotic physics. One exotic physics analysis that can be performed is a search for Lorentz and CPT symmetry violation (LV and CPTV) through short baseline neutrino oscillations. The theoretical framework which describes these phenomena is the Standard Model Extension (SME). Due to its off-axis nature, T2K has two near detectors. A search for LV and CPTV is performed in each detector. The search utilizes charged-current inclusive (CC inclusive) neutrino events to search for sidereal variations in the neutrino event rate at each detector. Two methods are developed; the first being a Fast Fourier Transform method to perform a hypothesis test of the data with a set of 10,000 toy Monte-Carlo simulations that do not have any LV signal in them. The second is a binned likelihood fit. Using three data sets, both analysis methods are consistent with no sidereal variations. One set of data is used to calculate upper limits on combinations of the SME coefficients while the other two are used to constrain the SME coefficients directly. Despite not seeing any indication of LV in the T2K near detectors, the upper limits provided are useful for the theoretical field to continue improving theories which include LV and CPTV.
Advisors/Committee Members: Toki, Walter (advisor), Berger, Bruce (committee member), Eykholt, Richard (committee member), Hulpke, Alexander (committee member).

Clifton, G. A. (2016). Search for Lorentz and CPT violation in the neutrino sector of the standard model extension using the near detectors of the Tokai to Kamioka neutrino oscillation experiment, A. (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173400

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Clifton, Gary Alexander. “Search for Lorentz and CPT violation in the neutrino sector of the standard model extension using the near detectors of the Tokai to Kamioka neutrino oscillation experiment, A.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Colorado State University. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173400.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Clifton, Gary Alexander. “Search for Lorentz and CPT violation in the neutrino sector of the standard model extension using the near detectors of the Tokai to Kamioka neutrino oscillation experiment, A.” 2016. Web. 07 Jun 2020.

Vancouver:

Clifton GA. Search for Lorentz and CPT violation in the neutrino sector of the standard model extension using the near detectors of the Tokai to Kamioka neutrino oscillation experiment, A. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2016. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173400.

Council of Science Editors:

Clifton GA. Search for Lorentz and CPT violation in the neutrino sector of the standard model extension using the near detectors of the Tokai to Kamioka neutrino oscillation experiment, A. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Colorado State University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173400

The Standard Model of elementary particles describes the electroweak and strong interactions, and its predictions have successfully matched existing experimental data. However, there are some issues that are not addressed by this model, such as the gauge hierarchy problem and the origin of fermion masses. Both problems can be solved naturally using Warped Extra Dimensions. On the other hand, these theories are flavor-violating in tree level and are non-renormalizable. In this dissertation we apply dimensional deconstruction techniques to solve the gauge hierarchy problem and the fermion masses hierarchy problem achieving minimal flavor violation in a purely four-dimensional model

▼ The LHCb experiment (CERN) will offer a precise hadronic probe with which to study CP violation, rare decays and possible New Physics (NP) effects occurring in the b-system. Contained within the vast physics program is a dedicated and intense effort to measure the CP violating weak mixing phase, βs. This phase, observable in the neutral Bs-system, presents a sensitive indicator to NP occurring at the TeV scale. This phase appearing through the theoretically clean ¯b → ¯cc¯s quarklevel transition, can be measured precisely using Bs → J/ψφ decays. The analysis of Bs → J/ψφ decays requires using its decay angular information to separate out the CP eigenstates. The sensitivity to βs can then be extracted from the angular differential rates for this mode. This thesis presents the selection and reconstruction of this decay channel, analysis of the background specific to this channel and the method for fitting the data to extract βs. Previous studies within the collaboration have shown the βs sensitivity using a reduced angular expression for the decay rates. By studying the full angular expression, we find both a quantitative and qualitative improvement in the precision with which βs is obtained: the precision improves by approximately 20%, from ± 0.027 to ± 0.022 radians. In addition, we find it is possible to extract the b-tagging parameter from data itself, which aids to minimise the overall systematic effect. This thesis, in preparation for data taking at the LHCb, presents this expected improvement in measuring βs.

► Schema violation has been shown to have an impact on cognition. Previous research using reading tasks has shown that the impact is not the same…
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▼ Schema violation has been shown to have an impact on cognition. Previous research using reading tasks has shown that the impact is not the same across male and female characters, and research has shown that men and women hold different view of schemas. The Implicit Association Test (IAT) has been used as a method to investigate schema violation, but no study has effectively investigated gender differences. Therefore, this study specifically investigates the factors of participant and character gender on schema violation during the IAT. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were used to investigate the cognitive impact of schema violation while participants completed gender and sexuality IATs. Significant effects were found for participant gender and character gender in several ERP components (N100, P200, N400, and LPP), but only for the gender-career IAT. This suggests that on a basic cognitive level ERP activity is influenced by gender.

In this thesis, we present our study of CP violation in the B meson system and also a study of some of the rare B…
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In this thesis, we present our study of CP
violation in the B meson system and also a study of some of the
rare B decay modes, where we look for the possible manifestation of
new physics. We consider the possibility of extracting the CKM
angle ° with Bc de-b cays. The modes B§c ! (D0)D§s ! (K¤+K¡)D§s and
B§c ! ( ¹D0)D§s ! (K¤+K¡)D§s are found to be well suited for the
extraction of °. Since a large number of Bc mesons are expected to
be produced at the LHC, it would be very interesting to explore the
determination of ° with these modes. These channels are described
by color suppressed tree diagrams only and are free from penguin
contributions. The methods presented here may be well suited to
determine the CKM angle ° and the combination 2¯ + °. We then
consider the hadronic decay modes B§(0) ! f0(980)K§(0), in- volving
a scalar and a pseudoscalar meson in the ¯nal state. We compute the
branching ratio and the CP asymmetry parameter both in the SM and
in the R-parity violating (RPV) supersymmetric model. These decay
modes are dominated by the loop induced b ! s¹qq (q = s; u; d)
penguins along with a small b ! u tree level transition (for B+ !
f0K+) and annihilation diagrams. Therefore, the standard model
expectation of direct CP viola- tion is negligibly small and the
mixing induced CP violation parameter in the mode B0 ! f0KS is
expected to give the same value of sin(2¯), as ex- tracted from B0
! J=ÃKS but with opposite sign. Using the generalized factorization
approach, we ¯nd the direct CP violation in the decay mode B+ !
f0K+ to be of the order of a few percent. We then study the e®ect
of the R-parity violating supersymmetric model and show that the
direct CP violating asymmetry in B+ ! f0(980)K+ could be as large
as » 80% and the mixing-induced CP asymmetry in B0 ! f0KS (i.e.,
¡Sf0KS ) could deviate signi¯cantly from that of sin(2¯)J=ÃKS . The
results of the study of the decay modes B ! f0K(¼), with f0 being
f0(1370; 1500), in the SM are also presented....

▼ LHCb is a high-precision experiment dedicated to measuring the decays of B hadrons. Particle identification at LHCb relies upon two Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) detectors, and this thesis describes work carried out relating to these detectors. It includes an analysis performed to investigate ion feedback in the Hybrid Photon Detectors (HPDs) used as photosensors for the RICH system, and studies of the performance of a RICH prototype in test beam conditions. A time alignment system for the RICH detectors has been designed and implemented, and this work is presented here. Excellent particle identification performance is required for efficient reconstruction of the b → s penguin decay B0s → ØØ a channel in which visible New Physics effects are possible. An analysis of this decay has been performed, encompassing event selection at trigger and offline levels, resolution, tagging and acceptance studies, and toy monte carlo experiments on sensitivity and systematic errors in measuring the total weak phase. The results are discussed within.

Styles, N. A. (2010). RICH detector time alignment and studies of CP violation in the decay B0s → ØØ at the LHCb experiment. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4361

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Styles, Nicholas A. “RICH detector time alignment and studies of CP violation in the decay B0s → ØØ at the LHCb experiment.” 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Edinburgh. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4361.

Styles NA. RICH detector time alignment and studies of CP violation in the decay B0s → ØØ at the LHCb experiment. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4361

► Domestic violence against women is one of the most pervasive human right violations, social and health problem. However, studies on the issues are recent phenomena,…
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▼ Domestic violence against women is one of the most pervasive human right violations, social and health problem. However, studies on the issues are recent phenomena, particularly in developing countries like Ethiopia; there is still lack of basic information on the magnitude, the understanding of its root causes and the factor that prevent it. Despite the limited research, there are some studies, police and media reports indicate that its prevalence and seriousness in the country. The study was conducted with the objective of exploring and gaining insight into women’s experiences of violence in their own words; therefore, the researcher primarily used qualitative methodology, based on feminist perspectives. It was conducted at Kolfe Keranyo sub-city between September and November of 2006, involving women victims of domestic violence who were clients of EWLA, married women, legal enforcers and coordinator of legal aid at EWLA. Three focus group discussion and 15 in-depth interviews were carried out with purposely selected subject. Moreover, as supplementary survey has been conducted in Kolfe Keranyo sub-city. The surveys utilized a questionnaire administered to 150 married women. The result revealed those women’s accounts of abuse is a complex phenomenon because it includes various forms, ranging from humiliation, threats and social isolation to forced sex and battering. Violence against women runs along a range, often escalating from milder forms to more serious acts. The finding indicates that men who are physically abusive are also psychologically, economically and sexually abusive.
In this study, poverty and transgressions of gender role were found to be as the main cause of domestic violence. Alcoholism, jealousy and masculinity linked to dominance were also mentioned as factors of violence. In fact all of the causes are interrelated and the manifestation of unequal power relationship between women and men. Domestic violence has profound consequences on women’s overall well-being. The experience of domestic violence puts women at greater risk of physical, social, mental and health problems, and lately transmission of HIV/AIDS. With regard to response to domestic violence, the study shows that most abused women are not passive victims but rather adopt active strategies to maximize their and their children safety. It includes avoiding, enduring, and some fighting back while still others attempt to keep the peace by giving in to their husbands’ demands. A women's response to abuse is often limited by the options available to them. Where women sought help, they primarily turned to informal sources of support, particularly family, friends, and neighbors rather than to formal sources. The findings revealed that they didn't mostly receive the kind of support or service they needed. Despite many obstacles, there were women decided permanently to leave the violent husbands. Divorce is one of the active coping strategies for abused women; however, after divorce they face a lot of social and economic problem. In general,…
Advisors/Committee Members: Elaine P. Rocha (PhD) (advisor).

► Development of Human rights law adopted a state-centred approach based on the powerful nature of the state. The state was seen as the major violator…
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▼ Development of Human rights law adopted a state-centred approach based on the powerful
nature of the state. The state was seen as the major violator of human rights due to the
substantial role that it played in provision of services to its populace. However, the
situation has changed whereby very powerful non-state actors with significant potential to
violate human rights have evolved. The human rights law seems to still over-rely on the
doctrine of state responsibility to realize human rights.
Though the applicable national and international legal framework recognizes that non-state
actors are required to respect human rights, the Kenyan policy and institutional framework
to ensure compliance focuses on the state and there is need for improvement.
Despite the duty of none state actors to respect human rights, the state has the primary
responsibility to ensure that people within its jurisdiction enjoy human rights.

Njue, Kellen, G. (2015). Examining the responsibility of the Kenyan state for non-state violation of human rights
. (Thesis). University of Nairobi. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11295/94334

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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Njue, Kellen, G. “Examining the responsibility of the Kenyan state for non-state violation of human rights
.” 2015. Thesis, University of Nairobi. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/11295/94334.

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► We present a search for the lepton flavor violating decay <i>Z</i>¿<i>eµ</i> in proton-proton collisions at a center of mass energy of 7 TeV using approximately…
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▼ We present a search for the lepton flavor violating
decay <i>Z</i>¿<i>eµ</i> in proton-proton
collisions at a center of mass energy of 7 TeV using approximately
3.1 pb-1 of data recorded with the ATLAS
detector at the CERN large hadron collider. Candidate events have
two isolated high pT leptons (an electron
and a muon), no jets, and little missing transverse energy. We
observe no events with <i>eµ</i> invariant mass above
60 GeV/c2. This demonstrates that we can
suppress the <i>eµ</i> background to a negligible level
and are sensitive to exotic <i>eµ</i> production. We
set 95% confidence upper limit on the
<i>Z</i>¿<i>eµ</i> branching ratio of 2.0 ×
10-4.
Advisors/Committee Members: Gan, KK (Advisor).

► The LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is designed to make precise measurements of processes including B and D mesons to…
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▼ The LHCb experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN is designed to make precise measurements of processes including B and D mesons to test the Standard Model (SM) predictions for CP violation, and to search for new physics. From its inception one of the key aims of the LHCb collaboration has been to precisely measure the CP violating phase ϕs, the weak phase due to the interference between B⁰/s -B¯⁰/s mixing and decay. Having collected 3 fb-1 of data in Run 1, the combined results of LHCb measurements of ϕs from various decay modes are in agreement with SM predictions. The aim now is to improve the precision of the LHCb measurement to be sensitive to any small deviation from the SM prediction of ϕs. One strategy to achieve this, in addition to collecting more data, is to expand the number of modes used to measure ϕs to improve the sensitivity of the combination. This thesis presents the measurement of the CP violating phase ϕs in the yet unstudied B⁰/s→ ψ(2S)ϕ decay mode. In addition to providing a measurement of ϕs the study of this mode presents an opportunity to confirm the lifetime difference of the B⁰/s mass eigenstates ∆Γs, currently only measured in the B⁰/s→ Jψϕ decay mode. The results from 3 fb-1 of LHCb data are; ϕs = 0:23+0:29-0:28 ± 0:02 rad, ∆Γs = 0:066+0:041-0:044 ± 0:007 ps-1. which are in agreement with the SM and the results from the LHCb measurement from B⁰/s→ Jψϕ decays.

► We discuss topics related to CP violation and particle cosmology. First, we present some developments in improving the extraction of the CP violating parameter [gamma]…
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▼ We discuss topics related to CP violation and particle cosmology. First, we present some developments in improving the extraction of the CP violating parameter [gamma] from the decay B± [RIGHTWARDS ARROW] DK ± followed by the subsequent decay D [RIGHTWARDS ARROW] KS [pi]+ [pi][-] . The mixing of the final state kaon is an additional CP violating effect which should be taken into account in the extraction of [gamma], and we discuss how this should be done. We also discuss the optimization of phase space binning needed to extract [gamma] from these decays in a model independent way. Next, we discuss some cosmological constraints on R-parity violating, Minimally Flavor Violating (MFV) Supersymmetry (SUSY). Finally, we show that oribtally excited dark matter cannot persist over cosmic timescales for various model independent reasons.
Advisors/Committee Members: Patterson,J Ritchie (committeeMember), Flanagan,Eanna E (committeeMember).

In this doctoral thesis, we study both low- and high-energy observables related to massive neutrinos. Neutrino oscillations have provided indisputable evidence in favour of non-zero neutrino masses and mixings. However, the original formulation of the Standard Model cannot account for these observations, which calls for the introduction of new Physics. Among many possibilities, we focus here on the inverse seesaw, a neutrino mass generation mechanism in which the Standard Model is extended with fermionic gauge singlets. This model offers an attractive alternative to the usual seesaw realisations since it can potentially have natural Yukawa couplings (O(1)) while keeping the new Physics scale at energies within reach of the LHC. Among the many possible effects, this scenario can lead to deviations from lepton flavour universality. We have investigated these signatures and found that the ratios R_K and R_π provide new, additional constraints on the inverse seesaw. We have also considered the embedding of the inverse seesaw in supersymmetric models. This leads to increased rates for various lepton flavour violating processes, due to enhanced contributions from penguin diagrams mediated by the Higgs and Z bosons. Finally, we also found that the new invisible decay channels associated with the sterile neutrinos present in the supersymmetric inverse seesaw could significantly…

Implicit theories play an important role in the structure and maintenance of people’s sense of meaning, and violations to one’s theory can create significant distress.…
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Implicit theories play an important role in the structure and maintenance of people’s
sense of meaning, and violations to one’s theory can create significant distress. Using
electroencephalography (EEG), this study examined the neural correlates of implicit theory violation. Participants were primed with one of two implicit theories of success attainment and were then shown a series of words that either confirmed or violated that theory. Analyses revealed that compared to implicit theory confirmations, implicit theory violations produced greater N400 amplitudes, which is a brain wave associated with “semantic violations,” or violations of meaning. Current literature on the N400 has been limited to language-specific semantic violations. Therefore, these results represent a novel extension of the N400 to include violations of complex lay theories of human behavior. Furthermore, these data suggest that implicit theories represent a fundamental type of semantic knowledge that helps perceivers to generate predictions about the social world.

► We conduct the first study of the T-odd correlations in ttbar events produced in ppbar collision at the Fermilab Tevatron collider that can be used…
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▼ We conduct the first study of the T-odd correlations in ttbar events produced in ppbar collision at the Fermilab Tevatron collider that can be used to search for CP violation. We select events which have lepton+jets final states to idenfiy tt events and measure counting asymmetries of several physics observables. Based on the result, we search the top quark anomalous couplings at the production vertex at the Tevatron. In addition, Geant4 development, photon identification, the discrimination of a single photon and a photon doublet from π0 decay are discussed in this thesis.

► The NPDGamma Experiment is used to study the n + p to d + g reaction for the purpose of examining the hadronic weak interaction.…
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▼ The NPDGamma Experiment is used to study the n + p to d + g reaction for the purpose of examining the hadronic weak interaction. The nucleon-nucleon interaction is overwhelmingly mediated by the strong force, however, the weak part can be extracted by a study of its parity violating manifestations. When neutrons are incident on protons, deuterons and 2.2 MeV gamma rays are produced. If the incoming neutrons are polarized, the parity violating weak interaction gives rise to a measured spatial asymmetry, Ag, in the outgoing gamma rays, as sn · kg is parity odd.
At low energies, the weak nucleon-nucleon interaction can be modeled as meson exchange and characterized with six parameters. NPDGamma is sensitive to one of these parameters, hp. Previous measurements that extrapolate hp from more complicated interactions disagree, and disagree with the theoretical reasonable range. Additionally, a previous iteration of the NPDGamma Experiment performed at Los Alamos National Lab was statistics limited in its measurement of Ag. For this reason, a new measurement was performed at the high neutron flux Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Lab.
In the experiment, a high flux of cold neutrons was polarized to ~ 95% by a supermirror polarizer, the spins flipped in a defined sequence by a radio-frequency spin rotator, and then the neutrons captured on a 16 L liquid para-hydrogen target, which emits gamma-rays asymmetrically upon capture. The gamma-rays are detected in a 3pi array of 48 CsI crystal detectors. This thesis discusses the NPDGamma Experiment in detail, and includes an analysis of subset of the NPDGamma data that has unique timing and data acquisition properties that preclude it being analyzed with the combined data set. Ag was extracted with a result of (6.254 ± 37.694) × 10-9

Tang, E. (2015). An Analysis of the Parity Violating Asymmetry of Polarized Neutron Capture in Hydrogen from the NPDGamma Experiment. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Kentucky. Retrieved from https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_etds/35

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Tang, Elise. “An Analysis of the Parity Violating Asymmetry of Polarized Neutron Capture in Hydrogen from the NPDGamma Experiment.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Kentucky. Accessed June 07, 2020.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_etds/35.

Tang E. An Analysis of the Parity Violating Asymmetry of Polarized Neutron Capture in Hydrogen from the NPDGamma Experiment. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Kentucky; 2015. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_etds/35.

Council of Science Editors:

Tang E. An Analysis of the Parity Violating Asymmetry of Polarized Neutron Capture in Hydrogen from the NPDGamma Experiment. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Kentucky; 2015. Available from: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_etds/35

Laurentian University

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Schubert, Christopher.
Are all stereotypes created equal? Examining gender as a moderator of event-related potentials evoked during schema violation.

► Schema violation has been shown to have an impact on cognition. Previous research using reading tasks has shown that the impact is not the same…
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▼ Schema violation has been shown to have an impact on cognition. Previous research using reading tasks has shown that the impact is not the same across male and female characters, and research has shown that men and women hold different view of schemas. The Implicit Association Test (IAT) has been used as a method to investigate schema violation, but no study has effectively investigated gender differences. Therefore, this study specifically investigates the factors of participant and character gender on schema violation during the IAT. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were used to investigate the cognitive impact of schema violation while participants completed gender and sexuality IATs. Significant effects were found for participant gender and character gender in several ERP components (N100, P200, N400, and LPP), but only for the gender-career IAT. This suggests that on a basic cognitive level ERP activity is influenced by gender.

Bloomfield, T. J. (2019). Measurement of Direct CP Asymmetry and Branching Fraction in B0→D0𝜋0 and B+→D0𝜋+ at the Belle Experiment. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Melbourne. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11343/234426

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Bloomfield, Tristan Joel. “Measurement of Direct CP Asymmetry and Branching Fraction in B0→D0𝜋0 and B+→D0𝜋+ at the Belle Experiment.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Melbourne. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/11343/234426.

Bloomfield TJ. Measurement of Direct CP Asymmetry and Branching Fraction in B0→D0𝜋0 and B+→D0𝜋+ at the Belle Experiment. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Melbourne; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11343/234426

► This thesis presents work carried out using data from the LHCb experiment during the first three years of data taking, 2010 - 2012. A study…
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▼ This thesis presents work carried out using data from the LHCb experiment during the first three years of data taking, 2010 - 2012. A study of the effects of radiation damage on the silicon sensors of the LHCb Vertex Locator is performed, with an emphasis on the implications for the long term performance of the detector. Following three years of operation the sensors have received a maximum delivered neutron equivalent fluence of approximately 1.6E12 per square centimeter, leading to a number of radiation induced effects. In particular the change in charge collection efficiency and signal/noise with fluence is compared to theoretical expectations, and the current trends are extrapolated to the fluences expected at the end of the LHCb detector lifetime. The development of an unexpected effect due to the structure of the routing lines in the sensors is described in detail. Searches for lepton flavour and baryon number violating decays of the tau lepton using the 2011 LHCb dataset are described. Observation of any lepton flavour or baryon number violation would be an unambiguous sign of new physics, whilst setting improved limits helps to constrain a number of Beyond the Standard Model theories. First LHCb limits are set on the branching fractions of the decays tau- to mu- mu+ mu-, tau- to anti-proton mu+ mu- and tau- to proton mu- mu-, with these results also representing the first limits on lepton flavour violating tau decays at a hadron collider. The limit on tau- to mu- mu+ mu- is expected to approach the world's best result from Belle in the coming years whilst the tau- to anti-proton mu+ mu- and tau- to proton mu- mu- results constitute the first limits on the branching fractions of these decays. The future prospects for these measurements with further data are briefly described.

Nowadays, the incompleteness of the Standard Model of particles is largely acknowledged. One of its most obvious shortcomings is the lack of explanation for the huge surplus of matter over antimatter in the universe, the so-called Baryon Asymmetry of the Universe. New CP (Charge conjugation and spatial Parity) violations absent in the SM are assumed to be responsible for this asymmetry. Such a violation could be observed in ordinary matter through a set of interactions violating both parity and time-reversal symmetries (P,T-odd), among which the preponderant ones are the electron Electric Dipole Moment (eEDM), the electron-nucleon scalar-pseudoscalar (enSPS) and the nuclear magnetic quadrupole moment (nMQM) interactions. Hence, an experimental evidence of a non-zero P,T-odd interaction constant would be a probe of this New Physics beyond the Standard Model. The calculation of the corresponding molecular parameters is performed by making use of an elaborate four-component relativistic configuration interaction approach in polar diatomic molecules containing an actinide, that are particularly adequate systems for eEDM experiments, such as ThO that allowed for assigning the most constraining upper bound on the eEDM and ThF+ that will be used in a forthcoming experiment. Those results will be of crucial importance in the interpretation of the measurements since the fundamental…

► Abstract To maintain the road traffic order and to ensure road traffic safety, national administrative organs use every administrative actions, and it is still unable…
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▼ Abstract
To maintain the road traffic order and to ensure road traffic safety, national administrative organs use every administrative actions, and it is still unable to manifest its effectiveness. To look into the reason, it probably because the legal system of violation management of road traffic uses âpunishmentâ as the center, cannot correspond to the change in society, and causes the authority behavior of traffic duty police officers and object types of implementation have the diversity and complexity. To this end, the development of the legal system of violation management of road traffic shall also advance with the times, break through the shackles of the old thinking, introduce new ideas abroad, adjust policies and measures for all administrative behavior of violation management of road traffic, and integrate the social law, national happiness index and public participation and other new concepts into it. It is expected to achieve the substantial legalism and protect the legal interests of the public and policeman of law enforcement.
Although the legal system of violation management of road traffic in Taiwan has a significant correction and improvement in recent years, which still exists defects. Therefore, justice of relevant procedures shall be taken into account while in the pursuit of substantial justice. So, this article will use five structures of the Administrative Law, through basic principles, administrative organization, limit of administrative rights, administrative relief and administrative surveillance and different levels and angles, comprehensively review every segment of the legal system of violation management of road traffic in Taiwan. Hope to highlight the problems by the discussion and analysis of this research, and then individually provide specific recommendations and methods for matters of the current legal system which shall be reformed. Urgently need the competent authority to plan properly and integrate legislation, and develop a new âRoad Traffic Actâ to improve the legal system of violation management of road traffic in Taiwan and enhance the law and order image of nation.
Key words: ban, law-based administration, law enforcement,Traffic violation, violation management of road traffic
Advisors/Committee Members: Yi-Ren Dzeng (chair), Shuai-Lian Deng (committee member), Jin-Jr Li (chair).

Huang, T. (2014). Research on the legal system of violation management of road traffic in Taiwan. (Thesis). NSYSU. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0726114-163003

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Huang, Tzu-Chiang. “Research on the legal system of violation management of road traffic in Taiwan.” 2014. Thesis, NSYSU. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0726114-163003.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Huang, Tzu-Chiang. “Research on the legal system of violation management of road traffic in Taiwan.” 2014. Web. 07 Jun 2020.

Vancouver:

Huang T. Research on the legal system of violation management of road traffic in Taiwan. [Internet] [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2014. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0726114-163003.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Huang T. Research on the legal system of violation management of road traffic in Taiwan. [Thesis]. NSYSU; 2014. Available from: http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0726114-163003

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

The decay B (s)→τμ is suppressed in the SM, in which lepton flavour is conserved. Its observation would therefore be an unambiguous evidence of physics beyond the SM. Recent results [1,2] revived the interest for the search of such processes [3]. This thesis presents the search for the B (s)→τμ decays within the LHCb experiment, one of the 4 large experiments operated at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC).The τ lepton decays before reaching the LHCb detector and is reconstructed using the τ→πππν channel. The neutrino from the τ decay escapes detection. A specific reconstruction technique is used in order to infer the energy of the ν and thus the invariant mass of the decaying B meson. This way, the complete kinematics of the process can be solved up to a two fold ambiguity.In order to disentangle signal from background, an offline selection consisting of different steps is applied. Data driven and multivariate analysis techniques, such as Boosted Decision Trees (BDT), are used during the selection process. The analysis strategy is completed by a simultaneous fit to the B meson invariant mass distribution over the different bins of a final BDT. According to the SM expectations, no signal events should be observed. In this case, the CLs method will be used to extract the upper limits on the branching fractions.[1] Test of lepton universality using B+→K+l…

► The study of physics beyond the Standard Model is on the frontier of modern physics. Any detection of these phenomena will be paradigm shifting for…
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▼ The study of physics beyond the Standard Model is on the frontier of modern physics. Any detection of these phenomena will be paradigm shifting for our understanding of fundamental physics. Signatures of these phenomena are expected to manifest in low energy systems allowing the use of low energy experiments to constrain possible new physics to large degrees. Using the deformed Nilsson model and Schmidt model, several second order tensor properties are calculated in nuclei. These are enhanced by the collective quadrupole deformation of the nucleus. Specifically, the neutron quadrupole moment of the nucleus (NQMN), the weak quadrupole moment (WQM), the Lorentz invariance violating (LLIV) energy shift, and the magnetic quadrupole moment of the nucleus (MQM) are calculated. The WQM introduced in this thesis is a nuclear property which produces a tensor weak interaction between the nucleus and electrons and can be observed in atomic and molecular experiments measuring parity nonconservation. The values of the NQMN, WQM, LLIV energy shifts and the MQM are calculated for nuclei of experimental interrest. The resultant MQM energy shifts are calculated for corresponding diatomic molecules of experimental interest.Also presented are the results of relativistic many-body calculations predicting properties of open 6d-shell superheavy elements dubnium (Db, Z=105), seaborgium (Sg, Z=106), bohrium (Bh, Z=107), hassium (Hs, Z=108) and meitnerium (Mt, Z=109), and the superheavy noble element oganesson (Og, Z=118). These calculations were performed using an efficient version of the ab initio method including the configuration interaction combined with perturbation theory for the distant states effects. For these elements the energy levels, ionization potentials, isotope shifts and strong electric dipole transition amplitudes were calculated. Comparison with lighter analogs reveals significant differences due to strong relativistic effects in superheavy elements. Very large spin- orbit interaction distinguishes subshells containing orbitals with definite total electron angular momentum. This effect replaces Hund's rule in lighter elements. Calculations of Ta and Rn, lighter analogs of Db and Og, are compared to experiment with good agreement.
Advisors/Committee Members: Flambaum, Victor, Physics, Faculty of Science, UNSW.

Lackenby, B. (2019). Violation of fundamental symmetries and the atomic structure of superheavy elements. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/64963 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:63173/SOURCE02?view=true

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Lackenby, Bryce. “Violation of fundamental symmetries and the atomic structure of superheavy elements.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/64963 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:63173/SOURCE02?view=true.

Lackenby B. Violation of fundamental symmetries and the atomic structure of superheavy elements. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2019. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/64963 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:63173/SOURCE02?view=true